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How to get rid of a pimple

A few weeks ago, my friend had "a scary zit," as she called it. Remembering that garlic has antibacterial properties, she took a clove and smashed it. She put the garlic juice on her pimple for a few minutes until it dried, and then she went to bed. ("I smelled like garlic bread," she laughed.) But when she woke up the next morning...her pimple was gone.Have you ever tried this? Would you? I almost want to get a pimple so I can see if it works. Do you have any other natural beauty tricks? (My sister used to crack an egg on her head in the shower for shiny hair, and our babysitter swears by coconut oil as face lotion.)

Also if you have dandruff, buy some Aveda oil (or even olive oil) and massage into your scalp before bed two nights a week - then shampoo as usual the next morning. My hairdresser told me this, since dandruff shampoos work, but they're not fixing the root problem, which is that your scalp is dry and flaky and needs moisture.

The things we put on our skin is just as important as what we eat. Our bodies absorb the lotions and creams and deodorants we use! If you care about eating healthy, you should also care about using natural beauty products. I make most of my beauty products, and it's really simple and fun! You can customize things to your skin/hair type and scent them to your preferences. This week I've been making lotion, which is simply emulsified oil, water and beeswax. The type of oil makes a big difference - sweet almond oil is my favourite, but I've also tried coconut oil lotion, shea butter and coconut oil mixed, and sunflower seed oil. DIY beauty care has worked wonders for me.

I'm a super big coconut oil fan, too! Face lotion, body lotion, makeup remover, oil pulling (although I'm still trying to work this in to my regular routine...). I don't use coconut oil for shaving, as I find any oil clogs the razor. I've been using a dab of tea tree oil for pimples for years with decent results--I can't wait to try this garlic trick, though!

Garlic has amazing properties. Whenever I feel a cold coming on, I chop up a few cloves of garlic and swallow a handful with a big glug of water...it sounds gross, but it's just like taking a (sort of smelly) pill, and it honestly gets rid of your cold!

Apple Cider Vinegar! I drink water with lemon and a little honey, and about 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar mixed in. It "cleans you out" and I've noticed a huge difference in my skin - don't need garlic because I don't get ANY pimples now! I also use it as a toner and swab it all over my face twice a day.

Yes! Keep a spray bottle of coconut oil (like you would use for cooking) in the bathroom. As soon as you step out of the show, and before you dry off, spritz it all over (face included) and your skin will be super soft.

My mother puts clarified butter (ghee) on her face every day! She has great skin, but I always tease her about the butter. I use other oils (like coconut and rose oil) on my face, but there is something about the butter that feels like it crosses the beauty-food line.

We use a lot of these home remedies in India.. Some at the top of my head:

* coconut oil as a moisturizer* ghee (clarified butter) for chapped lips* turmeric as an anti septic. Apply on minor cuts to stop bleeding and avoid infections* grind soaked sesame seeds and apply paste for baby soft skin. Can be frozen for longer shelf life. I apply this paste on my baby atleast twice a week, before his bath.* boil milk with turmeric and have it 2-3 times a day for dry cough. I add a little sugar for taste.* Tuck a clove in your mouth for tooth ache and chew on it* clove + dried mint leaves as breath freshner* soak fenugreek seeds in buttermilk and eat those fenugreek seeds for mild menstrual cramps. This has worked like a charm for me.* soak roasted omam seeds and drink that water to relieve gas. * Inhale Eucalyptus oil vapors for stuffy nose* grind hibuscus leaves and apply on hair as a conditioner. Super soft hair but beware of a messy blender and slimy bathroom :)

When I was pregnant I was sick as a dog throughout my first trimester. Of course when you're pregnant you can't take anything helpful in terms of medicine, and since I had a viral infection antibiotics wouldn't help. I remembered reading that garlic had some anti-viral properties, so I began eating one raw clove per day. I don't know if it was the garlic or just time, but the cold went away and I was healthy the rest of my pregnancy.

Garlic is indeed amazing - anytime i have an infection (sinus, soar throat, ear, etc) I just peel a clove of garlic and chew it up raw. It's pretty intense, but it really does clear up the infection. One more lady-tip - clove of garlic overnight for yeast infections (instead of a monostat suppository.) I know it sounds frightening, but works ever time.

I just blogged about a homemade deodorant that my husband and I started using. It works so well! I have less body odor, plus the skin on my armpits is soft and smooth. They used to always be irritated, probably from the combination of shaving and using harsh antiperspirant...

Here's a link to the deodorant recipe :: http://aannagreer.com/blog/diy-deoderant

The one thing I haven't tried is garlic juice. I'll keep that in mind. But I use coconut oil in my hair, as a makeup remover, shaving cream and I also put it on wounds and cuts. I never use it as a moisturizer though just because my skin is so sensitive and oil could lead to a breakout.

I accidentally closed the car door on my thumb once (don't worry, I was so shocked when I actually saw my thumb, I didn't even feel it), so my dad took this remedy book he had and he read that onions were good for inflammation. He chopped some onion, put it on a small cloth and wrapped it around my thumb. I swear my thumb was brand new after like 20 min, but yeah, it was stinking of onions.

I can't believe no one has mentioned a tea bag! This helps for all kinds of bumps but especially those really painful pimples that won't come to a head. Heat a tea bag (black tea is best) as hot as you can stand it and then apply it directly to the bump and hold it there until the tea bag has gone cold. I usually do it twice in a row with the same tea bag. The bump will be reduced in size by the next day and completely gone in a day or two if you keep applying a tea bag each day. It is amazing!

Tape a piece of bacon fat to the pimple overnight. The salt in the fat sucks out all of the pus! I only use this when I have those awful hard and sore ones that I can't get to (my cats end up licking me awake when I do it lol).

So funny that Abby mentioned garlic for diaper rash- my twin sister and I use diaper rash cream for pimples! The zinc seems to help dry them out, though I've never had complete overnight success.I also secretly love dicing garlic by hand for the lingering scent. Will report back after my next (inevitable) stress zit!

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Certain things like garlic work wonders on the "right" kind of pimple. I tried a mashed up aspirin once and it worked amazingly well, as it is anti-inflammatory. I'm guessing the garlic will work, especially in the early stages, on a standard "above-ground" pimple, as I call them. You know, the kind that go through the typical pimple stages, inflamed, swollen, and turn into a white head. Cystic and otherwise "underground" pimples are MUCH more difficult to deal with. (I never had the latter until my mid-thirties when all of a sudden almost any refined sugar consumption would lead to a nasty hard lump that took a month to disappear. I finally figured out it was sugar. (The idea that consuming chocolate will lead to pimples is an old wives' tale, but apparently recently research does show a link between sugar and pimples... a hormonal thing, I guess.))

Oh, and to an above poster - with all due respect to your hairdresser, the root cause of dandruff (not simple dry scalp) is not a dry scalp. Olive oil is actually less able to fix the root cause of dandruff than are shampoos made for the problem. It's like thinking that the root cause of psoriasis is dry skin. Olive oil will soothe and temporarily fix the problem but is not a true cure for dandruff or anything other than temporary dry skin caused by the environmemt.

Diluted apple cider vinegar is awesome for clarifying hair. Rub it through wet hair for a few minutes then shampoo it out and your hair will be soft, clean and bouncy the next day! It gets rid of all that product and daily life grime. ;)

I put honey mixed with a little distilled water in my hair for an hour or so to lighten my hair and get highlights. You don't need to be in the sun, but it helps a bit more! Honey has natural peroxides in it, and the distilled water activates it, but it doesn't dry out your hair like lemon juice does.

Thanks for sharing this, Joanna! Natural remedies are the best! When I was little I had a dry scalp problem and my mom would apply aloe vera on my scalp twice a week. It worked wonders! This winter has been pretty brutal on my hair. My hair and scalp are pretty dry so I'm gonna see if aloe vera gel works as well as the actual plant.:)

I use coconut oil on my face, in my hair, on my legs- everything! I even oil pull and I feel/look healthier than ever. It seems counterintuitive to put oil on your face when you have acne, but it really clears it up.

Instead of toothpaste, I blend equal parts coconut oil and baking soda, and add peppermint essential oil! I have heard of people adding clove essential oil and tea tree oil as natural antiseptics. I wash my hair with baking soda, and rinse with apple cider vinegar, or sometimes a warm beer for extra shine. I use baking soda several times a week as an exfoliant- sloughs off all of my dead skin! My deodorant is made with coconut oil, too!

Clay is drawing and drying; I treat pimples by slathering them with a bit of clay at bedtime. Any of the many powdered sorts any health food store will carry are great. For extra effectiveness, Instead of moistening the clay with plain water, you could use water with something antimicrobial -- lavender oil is pleasant. I bet this garlic oil would be great.

I often use diluted GSE, which I keep in an eyedropper bottle diluted properly for topical use. GSE is grapefruit seed extract -- NOT grapefruit essential oil -- which is a powerful antimicrobial agent some hospitals now use for laundry since the wee critters do not seem to develop immunity to it as they do other things so far. Topical dilution is 1/8oz GSE in 2oz water. In our house we use this GSE on all wounds; much milder for the body than Neosporin, which my dermatologist says is a common allergen.

Wow this is very interesting. I almost want a pimple too. If only you posted this last week. I know garlic is really good for hair growth, if you take a garlic clove and rub it on the spot that starting to bald or on your head, it will increase hair growth.

I don't know how well this works on pimples, but for over a year I've had overly dry skin, red splotches, bumps, and even sometimes acne all on my chin. I've never had any problem with my skin before, but suddenly it went way out of balance. Nothing would help at all. My boyfriend told me to try apple cider vinegar one day (after reading a reddit post) so I did. Within a week my fave was back to its perfect self! I just dabbed it on a cotton wipe and smeared it all over my face. After it cleared up I started cutting it with some water.

I don't know how well this works on pimples, but for over a year I've had overly dry skin, red splotches, bumps, and even sometimes acne all on my chin. I've never had any problem with my skin before, but suddenly it went way out of balance. Nothing would help at all. My boyfriend told me to try apple cider vinegar one day (after reading a reddit post) so I did. Within a week my fave was back to its perfect self! I just dabbed it on a cotton wipe and smeared it all over my face. After it cleared up I started cutting it with some water.

I too was excited to try this on my slowly forming pimple. It did burn a little when I put it on initially but that didn't bother me because I figured it was 'doing stuff'. The next morning I woke up and it appeared as though some mini blood vessels burst. By the end of the day I had a large white head that formed. As odd as this may sound, I know how my zits evolve and this was a very different evolution of my zit. In short, I won't be trying this again :-(

Garlic is amazing! It's naturally antiviral, too. I had ringworm when I was about 13 years old, and my mum made me put a slice of garlic on it and wrapped it up. I remember it stung like crazy, but it worked really quickly!! I think it is also a great cure for warts. You may find this a little gross, but I have used it for yeast/vaginal infections. I still go to the doctor, but if I notice funny discharge, I will use garlic first, and usually it clears up. For pimples, which I am very familiar with, unfortunately, I find tea tree oil the absolute best for my skin. I use the Body Shop's tea tree face mask now and then, and I use tea tree oil diluted in water on my face, nightly, after washing. I just put a bit of water in the palm of my left hand and add 2-3 drops of the oil... Oh, how I love the simple medicines of nature! :)

I applied garlic yesterday on the zit and it burned like crazy! I still didnt remove it thinking it moght be working. Next thing i notice is my entire left cheek is red!!! Though after 20 or so minutes the burning sensation was gone, i slept with the thing and it became as solid as ice and i had to scratch it hard and soak my cheeks in the ahower to remove it! The reault was a rashed skin with boils!!! I recommend pls use Deriva, available at chemists without a prescription. It dries out easily and the pimple with marks are gone too!

I applied garlic yesterday on the zit and it burned like crazy! I still didnt remove it thinking it moght be working. Next thing i notice is my entire left cheek is red!!! Though after 20 or so minutes the burning sensation was gone, i slept with the thing and it became as solid as ice and i had to scratch it hard and soak my cheeks in the ahower to remove it! The reault was a rashed skin with boils!!! I recommend pls use Deriva, available at chemists without a prescription. It dries out easily and the pimple with marks are gone too!

I would advise people to NOT put raw garlic on their skin!! I have tried this before on a pimple and it resulted in a BLISTER! Garlic may be magical, but remember it is POWERFUL and has the ability to really do a number on your skin.

Oils are a great. They keep skin moisturized and clean. Before you sleep you should not be wearing any makeup and the face should be clean. And yes water intake is the best solution to the problems.melbourne makeup artist

Tea tree oil! I had a really disgusting wart on my thumb when I was pregnant and tried to have it burned off twice, after trying over the counter gels and wart remedies. It was making my nail grow wavy and wouldn't go away. Then I got some tea tree oil, put it on twice a day and it was gone in two weeks! I had been fighting it for 4months prior! Amazing and natural!

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I tried this and I can't endorse this method. I put a fresh piece of raw, organic garlic on a whopper the other night out of curiosity. After a few seconds, my pimple and the surrounding area started to burn. I held it for a couple minutes trying to wait it out, but it became too uncomfortable. The burning continued for a while after I disposed of the garlic - and the next day my pimple was none the smaller.

I normally have very resilient skin, but wow this was uncomfortable. I'm going to stick with eating garlic!

Please dot advocate this method!! I had a major pimple and decided to try this out and ended up with a very very infected pimple which has lead to 5 days of antibiotic shots!!! I mashed the garlic and put it on the pimple and now the skin around the pimple looks like it has burned off, it's all black and peeling .. please don't advocate this method it has messed up my skin I wish I never tried it!!

I explained to my GP what I did and she said that garlic can increase chances for infection as it did in my case.

PLEASE JO WARN YOUR READERS SO THEY DONT HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I AM NOW.

These comments with tips are amazing! I have used cocunut oil, garlic, lemon juice (good for marks and scarring) and apple cider vinegar for problems ranging from dandruff, yeast overgrowth and acne and they all work better than anything I've been prescribed.

Honey, tumeric and cinnamon powder I've heard good stuff about too.

Defo going to try teabags for those annoying, cystic pimples that end up being a bump on your face for weeks!